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Re: Lost hiker on Whitney October 27, 2009 07:06PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 154 |
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Richard P. was the one who alerted Doug/everyone; he saw Wade on his return trip and was bothered by how late/far he was from finishing.
Any chance he came down really late and was not seen leaving?
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Richard P. was the one who alerted Doug/everyone; he saw Wade on his return trip and was bothered by how late/far he was from finishing.
Any chance he came down really late and was not seen leaving?
His car is in the parking lot.
Check the Whitney Board for running updates. Here is the link to the thread again:
http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=69894&page=0&fpart=1
I have not really seen any concrete input on how experienced this fellow may be.
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I would think that a 70ish person heading up Whitney alone would have a lot of experience under his belt.
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I can't see a tyro even thinking about doing it under Sundays conditions.
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I like to believe that Whitney would cause people to take pause before doing something really over their head.
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I don't know the route but I wonder if there is anyplace you could fall and not be seen. From all the pictures I've seen everything in the more exposed areas are free of vegetation.
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It's possible he got to the top and couldn't find the trailhead to get back down. He may have wondered off in the dark.
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